Hosea 12:11 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Is there iniquity in Gilead? surely they are vanity: they sacrifice bullocks in Gilgal; yea, their altars are as heaps in the furrows of the fields.”

Hosea 12:11 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Hosea 12:11 in 6 Bible Translations

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Hosea 12:11 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“If Gilead is wicked, surely they are worthless. In Gilgal they sacrifice bulls. Indeed, their altars are like heaps in the furrows of the field.”

Hosea 12:11 — World English Bible

Hosea 12:11 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Is Gilead iniquity? they are altogether false; in Gilgal they sacrifice bullocks; yea, their altars are as heaps in the furrows of the field. ”

Hosea 12:11 — American Standard Version

Hosea 12:11 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Surely Gilead <FI>is<Fi> iniquity, Only, vanity they have been, In Gilead bullocks they have sacrificed, Also their altars <FI>are<Fi> as heaps, on the furrows of a field.”

Hosea 12:11 — Young's Literal Translation

Hosea 12:11 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“If Gilead is iniquity, surely they are but vanity: they sacrifice bullocks in Gilgal; yea, their altars are as heaps in the furrows of the fields. ”

Hosea 12:11 — Darby Translation

Hosea 12:11 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Is there iniquitie in Gilead? surely they are vanitie: they sacrifice bullocks in Gilgal, and their altars are as heapes in the furrowes of the field.”

Hosea 12:11 — Geneva Bible

Hosea 12:11 in Context — Hosea 12

9 And I that am the Lord thy God from the land of Egypt will yet make thee to dwell in tabernacles, as in the days of the solemn feast.

10 I have also spoken by the prophets, and I have multiplied visions, and used similitudes, by the ministry of the prophets.

11 Is there iniquity in Gilead? surely they are vanity: they sacrifice bullocks in Gilgal; yea, their altars are as heaps in the furrows of the fields.

12 And Jacob fled into the country of Syria, and Israel served for a wife, and for a wife he kept sheep.

13 And by a prophet the Lord brought Israel out of Egypt, and by a prophet was he preserved.

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What Does Hosea 12:11 Mean?

Hosea 12:11 is a verse from the Book of Hosea, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Hosea chapter 12. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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